I used to be a website designer. I know HTML, CSS, PHP, the works and used to write code for hours and hours and charge people like $1000 for a simple site. People would be so impressed with the technology, and then you’d end up making residuals maintaining the website. But like a lot of technology, web design has become almost completely obsolete.

So, looking around recently, I’ve seen a lot of companies or organizations referring to their “web designer”, or the person that “maintains” their website. The interesting part about this, is that most of the organizations that I see mentioning it, are actually using a WordPress site, or one designed by WIX, using their software, and looking at the “web developer” site, I see that most of them are using the same for their own sites. I want to make it clear, that there is NOTHING wrong with these apps. In fact, I encourage the use of them, and I think they are awesome. But here’s the trick… when you have that site, maintenance is about as easy as maintaining your Facebook page. Editing the site is all point and click, and is SUPER easy, so don’t let yourself be taken advantage of by the “developers” that may be taking your money to maintain your site. This post that you are reading right this minute was added to our site in the amount of time it would take me to make a Facebook post. If you or someone in your organization has someone with the time, it takes next to zero skill to maintain these sites. They’re already built for you, you just pop in your content. If anyone in interested in more information, please reach out to us.

We have solutions. For $10 a month, you can have one of those sites as well, and don’t have to pay an arm and a leg to have it “Built” or “Maintained”. We can definitely help!

In a world of social media and internet reliance, websites seem almost secondary nowadays. But in fact, they are still “a thing”, and they are still as relevant as ever. A website will not only give you an identity, but also give you your own forum to inform your customers and potential customers what’s going on with your business and will give you greater opportunity to show people what you’re really about. A website will make you more visible in search engines, as well as give you a more professional look.

Luckily, you don’t need to spend an arm and a leg to get online with a site. For as little as $15.00 a year for a domain name, and $10.00 a month for the site, we’ll give you a WordPress website that you can easily fully customize to fit your needs. You’ll be able to login to it and post news, specials, or anything else you want. And the best part is you can even connect it to your Facebook and Google business pages to update everything all in one place. Want to sell items? You can have an online commerce solution and process sales and credit cards. Included. You can have a discussion forum. Included. You can have a photo gallery. Included. You can even have a Customer Managment System if you want. Included.

All this for under $150 a year, and it’s YOURS. What are you waiting for?

One of the most important parts of developing business is picking the right materials and the right partners to get those materials from. After extensive stock testing, for our Art Prints, we’ve tested numerous stocks from countless distributors. It’s never an easy choice because there are a lot of vendors out there, but immediately, after the first sample from Red River I knew they were the ones. So not only am I happy to say they are my sole distributor, but we’ve also become an affiliate! The proof of the quality is in our prints, and we feel lucky to have entered this partnership!